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Review Evidence

Review these sources of evidence for the topic "Why Confederate Monuments Should be Removed."

Whose Heritage? Public Symbols of the Confederacy
Group sues over plans to remove Confederate monument in Madison
Not just Confederate statues: Indigenous activists want Spanish conquistadors, missionaries removed

Discuss These Questions with Your Group

Who put this source together? What do they know about this topic?
Who is their audience?
What kind of evidence do they cite?
Do you find the evidence they cite persuasive?

Criteria: What Makes a Good Source?

Note to COMM instructors: You will have to make your own copy of the Criteria form & results if you want to use them for your class.

- List three reasons why you believe this is a credible source.
- Pick at least one fact to cite in an oral citation
- Criteria: Results

The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, ccn.loc.gov/2010637566.